almandine

Noun

Meaning

The common red variety of garnet.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

almandite garnet carbuncle pomegranate spinel chrysolite grenade tourmaline ruby spinel spinel ruby

Hypernyms

garnet ruby spinel spinel ruby

Anagrams

Mandelian

Examples

In chemical composition it may be considered as essentially an isomorphous mixture of pyrope and almandine, in the proportion of two parts pyrope to one part almandine. Source: Internet

The harder species like almandine are often used for abrasive purposes. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Almand almander almandin almandite almanographer Almanor